Hope you're OK after the earth-quakes in Emiglia-Romana !

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner

Michael Kuettner wrote:

> Hope you're OK after the earth-quakes in Emiglia-Romana !
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael Kuettner

Thanks Michael, all is well, luckily I'm almost 60 km west of the epicentre.
The big one at 4AM sunday morning, 22 seconds of quake, was a real flashback
of the one in 1996, when the ground rocked heavily and did damage here
around, too.

glad to hear you are ok, Lee

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"ViLco" > wrote in message
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> Michael Kuettner wrote:
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>> Hope you're OK after the earth-quakes in Emiglia-Romana !
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Michael Kuettner
>
> Thanks Michael, all is well, luckily I'm almost 60 km west of the
> epicentre. The big one at 4AM sunday morning, 22 seconds of quake, was a
> real flashback of the one in 1996, when the ground rocked heavily and did
> damage here around, too.
>
>

On 21 Mag, 08:50, "ViLco" > wrote:
> Michael Kuettner wrote:
> > Hope you're OK after the earth-quakes in Emiglia-Romana !
>
> > Cheers,
>
> > Michael Kuettner
>
> Thanks Michael, all is well, luckily I'm almost 60 km west of the epicentre.
> The big one at 4AM sunday morning, 22 seconds of quake, was a real flashback
> of the one in 1996, when the ground rocked heavily and did damage here
> around, too.

I Am so happy you are OK Vilcuccio!!!!!
cheers
Pandora

On May 20, 11:50*pm, "ViLco" > wrote:
> Michael Kuettner wrote:
> > Hope you're OK after the earth-quakes in Emiglia-Romana !
>
> > Cheers,
>
> > Michael Kuettner
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> Thanks Michael, all is well, luckily I'm almost 60 km west of the epicentre.

That distance is not a guarantee: during the Loma Prieta earthquake of
1989, most of the serious damage was 50-60 km away, in San Francisco
and Oakland.

> The big one at 4AM sunday morning, 22 seconds of quake, was a real flashback
> of the one in 1996, when the ground rocked heavily and did damage here
> around, too.

Build a reinforced concrete house, attached to bedrock.

On 21 Mag, 15:48, spamtrap1888 > wrote:
> On May 20, 11:50*pm, "ViLco" > wrote:
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> > Michael Kuettner wrote:
> > > Hope you're OK after the earth-quakes in Emiglia-Romana !
>
> > > Cheers,
>
> > > Michael Kuettner
>
> > Thanks Michael, all is well, luckily I'm almost 60 km west of the epicentre.
>
> That distance is not a guarantee: during the Loma Prieta earthquake of
> 1989, most of the serious damage was 50-60 km away, in San Francisco
> and Oakland.
>
> > The big one at 4AM sunday morning, 22 seconds of quake, was a real flashback
> > of the one in 1996, when the ground rocked heavily and did damage here
> > around, too.
>
> Build a reinforced concrete house, attached to bedrock.

Why these eartquake always heat in the night, always after 2 AM????
cheers
Pandora

On May 21, 9:50*am, Pandora > wrote:
> On 21 Mag, 15:48, spamtrap1888 > wrote:
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> > On May 20, 11:50*pm, "ViLco" > wrote:
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> > > Michael Kuettner wrote:
> > > > Hope you're OK after the earth-quakes in Emiglia-Romana !
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> > > > Cheers,
>
> > > > Michael Kuettner
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> > > Thanks Michael, all is well, luckily I'm almost 60 km west of the epicentre.
>
> > That distance is not a guarantee: during the Loma Prieta earthquake of
> > 1989, most of the serious damage was 50-60 km away, in San Francisco
> > and Oakland.
>
> > > The big one at 4AM sunday morning, 22 seconds of quake, was a real flashback
> > > of the one in 1996, when the ground rocked heavily and did damage here
> > > around, too.
>
> > Build a reinforced concrete house, attached to bedrock.
>
> Why these eartquake always heat in the night, always after 2 AM????
> cheers
> Pandora

Not always. The Loma Prieta earthquake happened at 5 PM, when many
people were still at work, or trying to get home.

I'd rather be home when an earthquake happened, than to have everyone
be miles away.

spamtrap1888 wrote:
> Pandora > wrote:
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>> Why these eartquake always heat in the night, always after 2 AM????
>> cheers

It's to wake us up. That way we can see the dark image of a ballistic
dog arching in towards the bed just before she lands on us. Dogs like
to be in the middle of their people when the ground starts shaking and
we need to be awake so we can dodge our more sensative parts before they
land on us. Thud, oooff.

> Not always. The Loma Prieta earthquake happened at 5 PM, when many
> people were still at work, or trying to get home.

One of them happened around 8AM. I was in the shower. Duck and cover,
wait for it to stop, toss on some clothes and ruch out to see if any of
the negihbors were injured. That one took out part of the parking
structure at Cal State Los Angeles.

"ViLco" wrote in message ...

> Michael Kuettner wrote:

>> Hope you're OK after the earth-quakes in Emiglia-Romana !
>

> Thanks Michael, all is well, luckily I'm almost 60 km west of the
> epicentre. The big one at 4AM sunday morning, 22 seconds of quake, was a
> real flashback of the one in 1996, when the ground rocked heavily and did
> damage here around, too.

Good to hear that you're well.
A toast to you with an Asti Prosecco !

To get back on-topic :
Which dish or drink would really be ruined by an earthquake ?
A Soufflé ? A Martini - stirred, not shaken ?

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner

spamtrap1888 wrote:

>> Thanks Michael, all is well, luckily I'm almost 60 km west of the
>> epicentre.

> That distance is not a guarantee: during the Loma Prieta earthquake of
> 1989, most of the serious damage was 50-60 km away, in San Francisco
> and Oakland.

True, thankfully our situation is particular: Emilia lies on a bed of clay
and sand, thus the quake waves tend to lose their strength very quick, so
the quakes always hit "softer" and in a smaller radius than in the nearby
apennines, where the rock transmits the waves much better.

>> The big one at 4AM sunday morning, 22 seconds of quake, was a real
>> flashback of the one in 1996, when the ground rocked heavily and did
>> damage here around, too.

> Build a reinforced concrete house, attached to bedrock.

Many houses here are in bricks and concrete. Bedrock? The town of the
Flintstones'?

Michael Kuettner wrote:

> Good to hear that you're well.
> A toast to you with an Asti Prosecco !

lol
thanks

> To get back on-topic :
> Which dish or drink would really be ruined by an earthquake ?
> A Soufflé ? A Martini - stirred, not shaken ?

LOL